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My Guide for Oracle OpenWorld 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Kuassi Mensah) — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 22:44:00 +0000

Are you a Java developer, C/C++ developer, or PHP|Ruby|Perl|Python developer looking to exploit the latest Oracle database technology?

Are you a MapReduce/Hadoop developer or administrator?

Are you MySQL developer looking to migrate or reuse your applications against Oracle?

Are you a developer or Oracle DBA looking for Net Services Enhancements with the Latest Oracle Database Technology?

Here is my list of sessions for you!

Note: I will be either presenting, coordinating or attending these sessions, so if you want to see/meet me, you know where to go!

1/ MapReduce and Hadoop developer and administrator: what is new in the latest Oracle database technology?

In-Database Hadoop: When MapReduce Meets the RDBMS
Where: Parc 55 - Embarcadero
When: 10/3/12, 15:00 - 16:00

In-Database MapReduce and Scalable Data Manipulation

Where: Marriott Marquis - Salon 10/11
When: 10/2/12, 17:00 - 18:00

Hadoop part of "In-Database Java VM: New Enhancements and Killer Application"

Where: Marriott Marquis - Golden Gate C1

When: 10/2/12, 13:15 - 14:15

In-Database MapReduce part of "Oracle’s Big Data Platform: Settling the Debate"

Where: Moscone South - 302

When: 10/2/12, 10:15 - 11:15

Visit us in the:

(i) Oracle Red Lounge in Moscone North upper lobby

(ii) Java/JDBC demo booth (Database demo campground, Moscone South)

Overall Big data Focus on

2/ Java developers: what is new in the latest Oracle database technology?

In-Database Java VM: New Enhancements and Killer Application

Where: Marriott Marquis - Golden Gate C1

When: 10/2/12, 13:15 - 14:15

New JDBC and Oracle Universal Connection Pool Enhancements with the Latest Database Technology

Where: Marriott Marquis - Club Room

When: 10/3/12, 17:00 - 18:00

Extreme Scalability/Availability: JDBC, Oracle Universal Connection Pool, Java in the Database

Where: Marriott Marquis - Salon 10/11

When: 10/1/12, 12:15 - 13:15

Meet the Developers: Oracle JDBC Drivers, Oracle Universal Connection Pool, JVM in the Database

Where: Marriott Marquis - Foothill F

When: 10/1/12, 18:15 - 19:00

Maximize Availability by Minimizing Disruption to End Users and Applications

Where: Moscone South - 301

When: Wednesday, Oct 3, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

In-Database Hadoop: When MapReduce Meets the RDBMS
Where: Parc 55 - Embarcadero (JavaOne)
When: 10/3/12, 15:00 - 16:00

And Hadoop part of hands-on lab "In-Database MapReduce and Scalable Data Manipulation"

Where: Marriott Marquis - Salon 10/11
When: 10/2/12, 17:00 - 18:00

Visit us in the Java/JDBC demo booth (Database demo campground, Moscone South)

Check-out JavaOne

3/ C/C++ developer: what is new in the latest Oracle database technology?

Best Practices for Application Performance, Scalability, and Availability
Where: Marriott Marquis - Club Room
When: 10/1/12, 10:45 - 11:45

Meet the Developers of Database Access Services (OCI, ODBC, DRCP, PHP, Python)
Where: Marriott Marquis - Foothill F
When: 10/1/12, 19:15 - 20:00

Run MySQL Applications Against the Latest Oracle Database Technology
Where: Marriott Marquis - Salon 10/11
When: 10/1/12, 16:45 - 17:45

Syndication and Consolidation: Oracle Database Driver for MySQL Applications
Where: Marriott Marquis - Club Room
When: 10/1/12, 13:45 - 14:45

Visit us in the Data Access and Net Services demo booth (Database demo campground, Moscone South)

4/ PHP|Python|Ruby|Perl developer

5/ MySQL developer: what is new in the latest Oracle database technology?

Syndication and Consolidation: Oracle Database Driver for MySQL Applications
Where: Marriott Marquis - Club Room
When: 10/1/12, 13:45 - 14:45

Run MySQL Applications Against the Latest Oracle Database Technology
Where: Marriott Marquis - Salon 10/11
When: 10/1/12, 16:45 - 17:45

Visit us in the Data Access and Net Services demo booth (Database demo campground, Moscone South)

6/ Net Services Enhancements with the Latest Oracle Database Technology

Where: Moscone South - 303

When: 10/3/12, 11:45 - 12:45

Visit us in the Data Access and Net Services demo booth (Database demo campground, Moscone South)

Overall Oracle Database DBA and Application Developer

Some videos about me

noreply@blogger.com (Kuassi Mensah) — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:47:00 +0000

For more recent activities, follow me on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, etc

Book Review: OCA Oracle Database 11g: SQL Fundamentals I: A Real World Certification Guide - Packt Publishing

noreply@blogger.com (Kuassi Mensah) — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:16:00 +0000

Just finished reading OCA Oracle Database 11g: SQL Fundamentals I: A Real World Certification Guide - Packt Publishing.

What i liked: the book is accessible to anyone; the examples and their screen casts make easy to see what exactly the author is talking about. Each chapter has a "Certification objectives covered" and a "Test Your Knowledge" sections which are helpful, something you'd expect from a certification guide. The book also covers (very slightly, though) how to use SQL with programming languages including PL/SQL, Perl, Python, and Java; but why is Ruby not covered (-:?

Bonus: introduction to APEX.

My updates are on Twitter and/or Facebook

noreply@blogger.com (Kuassi Mensah) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:55:00 +0000

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=814634920

@kmensah (on Twitter)

OOW 2011: What is Going on for JDBC, UCP, Java in the Database, Net Services, OCI, PHP, Ruby, Python, and Perl

noreply@blogger.com (Kuassi Mensah) — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 22:37:00 +0000

Oracle OpenWorld San Fransicso 2011

Sessions for DBA and/or application developers (Java, C, C++, PHP, Ruby, Python, Perl) looking for features and best practices to optimize networking and build best performing, scalable and highly-available applications with Oracle Database 11g.

Session: 14702

Java in the Database—The Sky's the Limit: Lessons from the Largest Deployment

Where: Marriott Marquis - Salon 8 -- When: 10/3/11, 15:30

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BoF Session: 26220

Meet the Oracle JDBC and Oracle Universal Connection Pool Development Team

Where: Marriott Marquis - Salon 8 -- When: 10/3/11, 18:30

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BoF Session: 26240

Meet the Oracle Database Clients Developers: C, C++, PHP, Python, Ruby, and Perl

Where: Marriott Marquis - Salon 8 -- When: 10/3/11, 19:30

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Hands-on Lab - Session: 30082

Develop and Deploy High-Performance Web 2.0 PHP, Ruby, or Python Applications

Where: Marriott Marquis - Salon 10/11 -- When: 10/3/11, 17:00

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Session: 13360

Optimize Java Persistence/Scale Database Access with JDBC and Oracle Universal Connection Pool (UCP)

Where: Marriott Marquis - Salon 8 -- When: 10/4/11, 17:00

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Hands-on-lab - Session: 30021

Efficient Java Persistence with JDBC, Java Universal Connection Pool, and Java in the Database

Where: Marriott Marquis - Salon 10/11 -- When: 10/4/11, 13:15

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Session: 14345

Net Services: Best Practices for Performance, Scalability, and High Availability

Where: Moscone South - 303 -- When: 10/5/11, 13:15

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Session: 14703

Build, Deploy, and Troubleshoot Highly Performant, Highly Available Apps with Oracle Database

Where: Moscone South - 303 -- When: 10/5/11, 17:00

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Session: 14704

PHP, Ruby, Python, and Perl: Develop and Deploy Mission-Critical Apps with Oracle Database 11g

Where: Marriott Marquis - Salon 8 -- When: 10/5/11, 11:45

Database Web Services Callout utility

noreply@blogger.com (Kuassi Mensah) — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:11:00 +0000

Following OTN migration to UCM, the link to the Wev Services Callout is broken; while i am fixing it, you can download it from here.

Here it the link again http://download.oracle.com/technology/sample_code/tech/java/jsp/dbws-callout-utility-10131.zip

OTN Dev Days Database Toronto

noreply@blogger.com (Kuassi Mensah) — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 23:00:00 +0000

Toronto: OTN Dev Days Database is coming to you; we are still taking registration and There Is Such A Thing As Free Lunch.

OTN Developers Days: Hands-on Oracle Database 11g App Dev

noreply@blogger.com (Kuassi Mensah) — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 01:41:00 +0000

OTN Dev Days Hands-on Oracle DB 11g is coming to you in Dallas (03/09th) , Toronto (03/30th) and Chicago (04/25th).
See you there.

Speaking at Confoo.ca 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Kuassi Mensah) — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 01:32:00 +0000

Speaking at Confoo.ca 2011 - here are my sessions
Develop & Deploy Mission Critical Web Applications and
Step by Step: GC Tuning in the HotSpot JVM
(replacing Charlie).

My upcoming 2-Day Hands-on Seminar in Kuala Lumpur

noreply@blogger.com (Kuassi Mensah) — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:06:00 +0000

If you can make it to Kuala Lumpur on Dec 20th, you don't want to miss http://ning.it/aDMfVN

My OOW interview you don't want to miss!

noreply@blogger.com (Kuassi Mensah) — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 22:26:00 +0000

On Online Applicayion upgrade, Java application failover, Query Change Notification, Java in the database, and Scripting languages.

Watch it here and enjoy.

OOW 2010: What is Going on for JDBC, Java in the Database, OCI, PHP, Ruby, Python, Perl and Net Services

noreply@blogger.com (Kuassi Mensah) — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 19:33:00 +0000

If you are a DBA or an application developer, here are some sessions for you at Oracle Open World 2010 San Francisco:

Session#: S316995
Developing, Deploying, and Diagnosing Applications on Oracle Database 11g
Track: Database Development
Date: 20-SEP-10
Time: 10:00 - 11:00
Venue: Hotel Nikko
Room: Bay View

Session#: S317092
End-to-End Java: Decide When to Adopt Java in the Database and Best Practices
Track: Database Development
Date: 20-SEP-10
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
Venue: Hotel Nikko
Room: Nikko Ballroom I

Session#: S317046
Best Practices and Trade-offs for Efficient and Reliable Java Persistence
Track: Database Development
Date: 21-SEP-10
Time: 08:00 - 09:00
Venue: Hotel Nikko
Room: Monterey I / II

Session#: S317002
Best Practices for Building High-Performance Applications with Oracle Database
Track: Database Development
Date: 21-SEP-10
Time: 11:30 - 12:30
Venue: Hotel Nikko
Room: Nikko Ballroom I

Session#: S317049
Oracle Net Services: Performance, Scalability, HA, and Security Best Practices
Track: Database
Date: 21-SEP-10
Time: 12:30 - 13:30
Venue: Moscone South
Room: Rm 302

Session#: S317007
PHP, Python, Ruby, and Perl in Enterprises: Advanced Tips for Agile Development
Track: Database Development
Date: 21-SEP-10
Time: 14:30 - 15:30
Venue: Hotel Nikko
Room: Golden Gate

Session#: S318542
Hands-On JDBC, Oracle Universal Connection Pool, and Java in the Database
Track: Database Development
Date: 22-SEP-10
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
Venue: Hilton San Francisco
Room: Imperial Ballroom A

Session#: S318543
Develop a PHP Web Application with Oracle Database 11g in One Hour
Track: Database Development
Date: 22-SEP-10
Time: 16:45 - 17:45
Venue: Hilton San Francisco
Room: Franciscan A / B / C / D

Session#: S318547
Develop a Python/Django Web Application with Oracle Database 11g in One HourTrack: Database Development
Date: 23-SEP-10
Time: 11:00 - 12:00
Venue: Hilton San Francisco
Room: Franciscan A / B / C / D

Session#: S318545
Develop a Ruby on Rails Web Application with Oracle Database 11g in One Hour
Track: Database Development
Date: 23-SEP-10
Time: 12:30 - 13:30
Venue: Hilton San Francisco
Room: Franciscan A / B / C / D

OTN Developer Days - Database Coming to You

noreply@blogger.com (Kuassi Mensah) — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:36:00 +0000

Free event (TISATAAFL) OTN Developer Days Database Coming to You: in Boston http://ning.it/aowUgZ, at Oracle HQ http://ning.it/aNz77V and in Vancouver http://ning.it/9X6y1Y.
Register now, seats fill up fast!

OTN Developer Days Database in Reston, VA

noreply@blogger.com (Kuassi Mensah) — Fri, 07 May 2010 16:01:00 +0000

After Disneyland Anaheim, the New Format of OTN Developer Days Database is Returning to Reston, VA - http://ning.it/c5Ze82

Speaking at Collaborate 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Kuassi Mensah) — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 05:02:00 +0000

En route for #C10 in Las Vegas - main speaker session 327 rm Surf D @ 11:45am and co-speaker session 336 Database App Dev @ 3:15pm - see you there.

Excuse my French!

noreply@blogger.com (Kuassi Mensah) — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:08:00 +0000

Video of my talk at the French Linux Open Source conf http://ning.it/bHAcUZ

Free event, May 5th: OTN Developer Days Database

noreply@blogger.com (Kuassi Mensah) — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 22:56:00 +0000

Disneyland is for Developers too; join us on May 5 @ the Orange County Disneyland Resort

Oracle: new superstar of Open Source?

noreply@blogger.com (Kuassi Mensah) — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:59:00 +0000

Oracle and yours truly in the French newspaper @ http://ning.it/cPidVr (see the last paragraph).

Speaking at Confoo

noreply@blogger.com (Kuassi Mensah) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 02:56:00 +0000

My sessions
Oracle is Gold sponsor.

What is happening on Jan 13th in NYC?

noreply@blogger.com (Kuassi Mensah) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:46:00 +0000

http://www.oracle.com/webapps/events/EventsDetail.jsp?p_eventId=101955&src=6773869&src=6773869&Act=85

See you there

Presenting PHP, Net Services at DOAG

noreply@blogger.com (Kuassi Mensah) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:07:00 +0000

http://bit.ly/1pmAxS
Look for

PHP Oracle Web Applications: Best Practices and Caching Strategies
Oracle Net Services – Best Practices for Database Performance and Scalability

Code|Works -- PHP Oracle Web Applications: Best Practices and Caching Strategies

noreply@blogger.com (Kuassi Mensah) — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:38:00 +0000

It's here : PHP Oracle Web Applications: Best Practices and Caching Strategies

I'll be speaking at NYC and DC while my complice, Chris Jones, will be speaking in Dallas and Atlanta.

Talk Locations & Times

Dallas, Sep 27 @ 09:00
Atlanta, Sep 29 @ 11:15
Washington/Baltimore, Oct 3 @ 11:15
New York, Oct 5 @ 13:15

See you there.

Oracle Open World 2009 Unconferences

noreply@blogger.com (Kuassi Mensah) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:03:00 +0000

http://wiki.oracle.com/page/Oracle+OpenWorld+Unconference

I recommend
Tuesday, Oct 13th, 10:00am - Overlook II: Experiences on Java programming within the databases, tips & tricks, tools, open source libraries and more. (Oracle ACE Marcelo F. Ochoa)

Tuesday, Oct 13th, 2:00pm - Overlook I: Oracle adapters for Ruby ORMs - ActiveRecord and DataMapper (Raimonds Simanovskis)

Tuesday, Oct 13h, 2:00pm Overlook II: How to use native database REST Web Services in Oracle 11g by Marcelo F. Ochoa

Thursday, Oct 15th, 11:00am - Overlook I: Automate server installation and configuration with Chef (Raimonds Simanovskis)

Oracle Open World 2009 - Java, JDBC, C/C++, OCI, PHP, Ruby, Python and Net Services sessions

noreply@blogger.com (Kuassi Mensah) — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:41:00 +0000

Want to hear about the latest about JDBC, Java in the database, C, C++, OCI, PHP, Ruby/Rails, Python/Django, and Net Services at Oracle Open World?

Here are the technical sessions (mark your calendar and pre-register) :

S311371 Best Practices for High-Performance Applications with Oracle Database 11g -- Mon 10/12 17:30-18:30 Hilton Hotel Golden Gate

S311372 Tips and Techniques for Building Enterprise-Class C/C++ Applications -- Tues 10/13 14:30-15:30 Hilton Hotel Golden Gate

S311373 Agile Web Development: Ruby/Rails? and Python/Django? with Oracle Database 11g -- Sun 10/11 10:30-11:30 Hilton Hotel Golden Gate 1

S311378 Tips for Debugging and Troubleshooting Common Java/JDBC Applications Errors -- Tues 10/13 13:00-14:00 Hilton Hotel Golden Gate 2

S311381 Developing & Deploying the Largest Web-sites using PHP and Oracle Database 11g -- Tues 10/13 16:00-17:00 Hilton Hotel Golden Gate 2

S311395 Performance & Availability of Java applications using RAC and UCP -- Sun 10/11 13:15-14:15 Hilton Hotel Golden Gate 1

S311402 Speed & Space -- Performance and Memory Usage of Java in the Database -- Mon 10/12 11:30-12:30 Hilton Hotel Golden Gate 2

S311643 Oracle Net Services Best Practices for Database Performance and Scalability -- Thur 10/15 10:30-11:30 Moscone South Room 305

Here are the hands-on labs (mark your calendar and pre-register) :

S312327 Develop Painless Enterprise Web Applications using Ruby/Rails? and Oracle Database 11g -- Tue 10/13 11:30-12:30 Hilton Continental Parlor 1/2/3

S312328 Develop C/C++ Applications with Oracle Database 11g using Oracle Call Interface, Pro*C, ODBC -- Mon 10/12 14:30-15:30 Hilton Hotel Continental Parlor 1/2/3

S312329 Develop Scalable Applications using JDBC and Java in Oracle Database 11g -- Mon 10/12 16:00-17:00 Hilton Hotel Continental Parlor 1/2/3

S312330 Develop Painless Enterprise Web Applications using PHP and Oracle Database 11g -- Sun 10/11 14:30-15:30 Hilton Hotel Continental Parlor 1/2/3

S312331 Develop Painless Enterprise Web Applications using Python/Django? and Oracle Database 11g -- Sun 10/11 13:15-14:15 Hilton Hotel Continental Parlor 1/2/3

See you there.

DataMapper Oracle Adapter

noreply@blogger.com (Kuassi Mensah) — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:27:00 +0000

360 Degree DB Programming & Analytics

My Guide for Oracle OpenWorld 2012

Here is my list of sessions for you!

1/ MapReduce and Hadoop developer and administrator: what is new in the latest Oracle database technology?

2/ Java developers: what is new in the latest Oracle database technology?

3/ C/C++ developer: what is new in the latest Oracle database technology?

4/ PHP|Python|Ruby|Perl developer

5/ MySQL developer: what is new in the latest Oracle database technology?

6/ Net Services Enhancements with the Latest Oracle Database Technology

Some videos about me

Book Review: OCA Oracle Database 11g: SQL Fundamentals I: A Real World Certification Guide - Packt Publishing

My updates are on Twitter and/or Facebook

OOW 2011: What is Going on for JDBC, UCP, Java in the Database, Net Services, OCI, PHP, Ruby, Python, and Perl

Database Web Services Callout utility

OTN Dev Days Database Toronto

OTN Developers Days: Hands-on Oracle Database 11g App Dev

Speaking at Confoo.ca 2011

My upcoming 2-Day Hands-on Seminar in Kuala Lumpur

My OOW interview you don't want to miss!

OOW 2010: What is Going on for JDBC, Java in the Database, OCI, PHP, Ruby, Python, Perl and Net Services

OTN Developer Days - Database Coming to You

OTN Developer Days Database in Reston, VA

Speaking at Collaborate 2010

Excuse my French!

Free event, May 5th: OTN Developer Days Database

Oracle: new superstar of Open Source?

Speaking at Confoo

What is happening on Jan 13th in NYC?

http://www.oracle.com/webapps/events/EventsDetail.jsp?p_eventId=101955&src=6773869&src=6773869&Act=85

Presenting PHP, Net Services at DOAG

Code|Works -- PHP Oracle Web Applications: Best Practices and Caching Strategies

Talk Locations & Times

Oracle Open World 2009 Unconferences

Oracle Open World 2009 - Java, JDBC, C/C++, OCI, PHP, Ruby, Python and Net Services sessions

DataMapper Oracle Adapter

Raimonds just posted a step by step instructions for using DataMapper (Ruby ORM, alternative to ActiveRecord) with Oracle; check it out.

http://blog.rayapps.com/2009/07/21/initial-version-of-datamapper-oracle-adapter/